Prophecy's Light

Hey everyone! I am giving you all a preview for this story's sequel, Prophecy's Light! I do, however, want to apologize that it's late. On top of my demanding school schedule, I had to buy a new laptop after my old one went down and my dad was admitted to the hospital this week, but he is doing very well now. So I hope you all enjoy this!

The skies over the town of Gravity Falls is a blood red as a black vortex is swirling in the center of the sky, right above the city. From the view through the factory's picture window, the enemy is smiling with delight. Through much struggles, he finally managed to get his hands on the power he needed to become whole again and with that, he is in full control once more. With the power surging through him, he knew nothing could stop him, not even the one whom has been dawned her protector.

"Well it looks as if I won princess." Gideon chuckles, continuing to gaze out of the window of his family's factory. "The entire town has fallen at my feet and from looks of it, your protector has failed you. With the power I have gained from you and with your light fading, there is nothing that can be done to stop me from becoming king of the world! Even if your protector and true love comes for you, it'll be too late!"

"It's never too late and you will be stopped!" A weak Mabel retorts. "Dipper and I have beaten you once and we will do it again!"

Turning away from the window, Gideon now approaches Mabel and kneels down to meet her at her eye level. Gripping her chin with his left hand, Gideon smirks.

"You know something, you are just the cutest thing when you say things that will get you and that protector of yours seriously injured!" Gideon hisses. "With all of the power that I now possess, I will grind Dipper into dust while you will have no choice but to helplessly watch!"

Snatching her face away from his, Mabel turns her back to him. With her wrists and ankles shackled to the floor of the factory, she can only move so much. Considering her current position, escaping from the power drunken Gideon will prove be a real challenge.

"You can scoff and ignore me all you want Mabel, but we both know how this will ultimately end!" Gideon taunts. "I may not have been very convincing before, but once I become king of the world, I will be in full and total control! With your light fading away fast and you becoming weaker by the moment, I have the power to reverse that, but only under the condition that you become mine. No questions asked! You will be my queen and nothing will stand in our way of reshaping this world to our liking!"

Continuing to listen to Gideon ramble on, Mabel can feel herself becoming weaker and weaker by the minute. Thanks to Pacifica spilling her secret, Gideon now has most of her power and has made the future princess considerably weak. With her light fading, Mabel knows what is to come once her light fades completely away. Without the power to stop Gideon, what else can she do but suffer the fate that is sure to come?

"I finally have this town in the palm of my hands and nothing will stand in my way!" Gideon cheers.

"Except us!" Dipper's voice shouts.

Hearing the voice, both Mabel and Gideon look towards the entrance of the factory to see Dipper and Eric.

"Dipper! Eric!" Mabel shouts with happiness, despite her being weak. "You guys found me!"

"As your protector, it's my job to protect you Mabel." Dipper replies, he and Eric now approaching Mabel. "Eric, you take care of Mabel while I handle the dough boy over there! I'm putting an end to this today!"

"How did you guys know where to find me?" Mabel asks.

"It took us nearly burying Pacifica to get the answer, but we got it out of her." Eric says, now embracing her in a hug. "I had to find you and couldn't go on if something ever happened to you. I love you Mabel."

"Oh Eric, I love you too!" Mabel smiles. "I'm so sorry for breaking up with you and not telling you what was going on when I had the chance."

"It's ok Mabel." Eric replies as he places his hands the bonds on her wrists, the shackles now falling off. "After Dipper told me what happened, I knew you had a good reason for doing what you did. I could never be mad at you for that."

Placing his hands on the shackles on her ankles, the shackles now open and fall away. With Mabel completely free, Eric helps her to her feet as she leans on him for support.

"Are you ok?" Eric asks with concern.

"My light is fading." Mabel weakly answers Eric. "There isn't much time left before it fades away completely and when it goes, so do I."

"I'm not going to let that happen to you!" Eric says with determination. "You and I have a legacy to carry out and the prophecy can't be fulfilled with just one of us! Dipper and I will make sure you get your power and light back! I can't lose you Mabel, I just can't!"

"Give it up Gideon!" Dipper shouts to the chubby boy, now walking towards him. "You siphoned my sister's power and the last thing I'm going to let you do with it is shape this world into any twisted play thing you may be thinking of!"

"Why Dipper Pines, it's good to see you again." Gideon greets innocently. "While I am guilty of siphoning my queen's power, the last thing I'm going to do is abuse it; these things must be handled carefully or someone could get hurt."

Now grinning evilly, Gideon brings his hands together as if he were holding onto a baseball bat. Swinging his balled up hands to his left, Dipper is swiftly lifted off the ground and is slung into the left wall of the factory, his back slamming against the wall rather hard.

"Dipper!" Mabel screams, having witnessed her brother being tossed like a rag doll.

"Now what about you lover boy?" Gideon says, now turning towards Eric and Mabel. "Do you want to suffer the same fate as your friend over there or do you want me to make your end swift and quick?"

"Back off Gideon!" Mabel warns him, now standing in front of Eric. "You won't lay a hand on Eric!"

"My Mabel, so good of you to want to defend your little boyfriend." Gideon deviously replies. "But if my memory serves me correctly, your light is fading and with your power surging through me, there is nothing you can do to stop me from obliterating your brother and your boyfriend! Once that light fades, you're as good as a paperweight!"

Opening his right hand, a gold ball now appears in the palm of it.

"I have it all in the palm of my hands!" Gideon deviously smiles as his vision catches with the ball floating in his palm.

Mabel can feel herself becoming light headed and leans on Eric for support.

"Maybe you've forgotten what it was like to tangle with a Pines, Gideon!" Dipper speaks, now getting to his feet. "You didn't win before and you're not going to win now!"

"Oh will I?" Gideon replies.

Raising his hands to the air, the roof of the factory now vanishes with the walls of the building falling away as well. Mabel, Dipper and Eric look around to see that they are all on the tallest hill that overlooks the town.

"If you think that's impressive, there's more." Gideon continues.

Bringing his hands down to his sides, Gideon's eyes shine a crimson red with razor sharp fangs sprouting out of his mouth. From his chest now emerges dark matter that quickly takes form into a familiar enemy that Dipper and Mabel faced previously. Mabel's eyes widen to two times their size at seeing him.

"It was getting cramped in there." The figure says, now pushing Gideon to the ground. "Now this is much better. Why princess, it's good to see you again and thanks for the power. It was just what I needed to quench my thirst."

"Oh no, not you!" Mabel says, panic evident in her tone as Eric tightens his grip on her. "You were destroyed back in the star dimension!"

Well folks, that is the preview to Child Of Destiny's sequel, Prophecy's Light! The fic is currently being developed as we speak, but in the mean time, please look out for my upcoming fic due to be posted next week: The Return of Catherine! This fic is a continuation of my short story, Versus Mabel, currently found in my story gala, Always By Your Side! A new story will be posted in my gala next week as well.

But in all, I hope you all enjoyed the preview and thanks for supporting Child Of Destiny! The sequel will soon follow before you know it!